Potentially explosive new evidence in Donald Trump’s election-fraud case will be released on Friday.
Judge Tanya Chutkan will unseal a new tranche of evidence in Donald Trump’s election-fraud case on Friday—despite impassioned pleading from the former president’s lawyers that it could damage his presidential campaign.
Trump is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights in connection with an alleged pressure campaign on state officials to reverse the 2020 election results.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him and repeatedly said he is the victim of a political witch hunt. He has accused Jack Smith, chief prosecutor, of attempting to interfere in the 2024 presidential election by prosecuting him. Newsweek sought email comment about the evidence release from Trump’s attorney on Friday.
Here’s what we know so far:The Release
Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump’s election-fraud case, will unseal an appendix of evidence, which may include explosive new information about how the Republican nominee allegedly tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election.Are Democrats Excited About the Release?
Absolutely. Trump’s lawyers did everything they could to stop the release, knowing its potential.
As his legal team pointed out in a written motion to Chutkan on Thursday, Kamala Harris is using evidence that was unsealed on October 2 as part of her presidential campaign in YouTube videos that attempt to discredit Trump.
